Ecolab (ECL) 10-K405 2001 FY Annual report (delinquent filer disclosure)

Exhibit (21)

Registrant

ECOLAB INC.

	State or Other	Percentage
	Jurisdiction of	of
Name of Affiliate	Incorporation	Ownership
Ecolab (Antigua) Ltd.	Antigua	100
Ecolab S.A.	Argentina	100
Ecolab Australia Pty Limited	Australia	100
Ecolab Finance Pty Limited	Australia	100
Ecolab Pty Limited	Australia	100
Gibson Chemical Industries Pty Limited	Australia	100
Gibson Chemicals Pty Limited	Australia	100
Gibson Chemicals (NSW) Pty Limited	Australia	100
Gibson Chemicals Fiji Pty Limited	Australia	100
Gibson Chemicals Great Britain Pty Limited	Australia	100
Intergrain Timber Finishes Pty Limited	Australia	100
Leonard Chemical Products Pty Limited	Australia	100
Ecolab Water Care Services Pty Limited	Australia	100
Nippon Thermochemical Australia Pty Limited	Australia	60
Puritan/Churchill Chemical Holdings Pty Ltd.	Australia	100
Vessey Chemicals (Holdings) Pty Limited	Australia	100
Vessey Chemicals Pty Limited	Australia	100
Vessey Chemicals (Vic.) Pty Limited	Australia	100
Henkel-Ecolab Ges.m.b.H	Austria	100
Ecolab Limited	Bahamas	100
Ecolab (Barbados) Limited	Barbados	100
Henkel-Ecolab N.V.	Belgium	100
Kay N.V.	Belgium	100
Ecolab Emprecendimentos E Participacoes Ltda.	Brazil	100
Ecolab Quimica Ltda.	Brazil	100
Henkel-Ecolab Bulgaria EOOD	Bulgaria	100
Ecolab Ltd.	Canada	100
Ecolab Finance Ltd.	Canada	100
Ecolab S.A.	Chile	100
Ecolab Colombia S.A.	Colombia	100
Ecolab Sociedad Anonima	Costa Rica	100
Henkel-Ecolab Zabreb d.o.o.	Croatia	100
Henkel-Ecolab spol.s.r.o.	Czech Republic	100
Ecolab A/S	Denmark	100
Ecolab, S.A. de C.V.	El Salvador	100
Oy Henkel-Ecolab Ab	Finland	100
Alpha Holding SAS	France	100
Ecolab S.A.	France	100
Ecolab SNC	France	100
Kleencare Hygiene SA	France	100
Paragerm SNC	France	100
Bionagro GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab Asset Administration GmbH & Co. KG	Germany	100
Ecolab Beteiligungs GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab Deutschland GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab Export GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab Institutional Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG	Germany	100
Ecolab Management GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab Services GmbH	Germany	100
Floordress Reinigungsgeräte GmbH	Germany	100
Henkel-Ecolab GmbH & Co. OHG	Germany	100
Henkel-Ecolab Technischer Service GmbH	Germany	100
Lang Apparatebau GmbH	Germany	100
Lang Engineering GmbH	Germany	100
Lang Hygiene Systeme GmbH	Germany	100
Ecolab A.E.B.E.	Greece	100
Ecolab, Sociedad Anonima	Guatemala	100
Quimicas Ecolab, S.A.	Honduras	100
Ecolab Limited	Hong Kong	100
Henkel-Ecolab Kft	Hungary	100
P.T. Ecolab Indonesia	Indonesia	100
Eclab Export Limited	Ireland	100
Ecolab Finance Company Limited	Ireland	100
Ecolab (Holdings) Limited	Ireland	100
Ecolab Limited	Ireland	100
Ecolab JVZ Limited	Israel	100
Ecolab Zohar Dalia L.P.	Israel	51
Elton Chemical Srl	Italy	100
Ecolab S.P.A.	Italy	100
Findesadue Srl	Italy	100
Henkel-Ecolab Distribution Srl	Italy	100
Ecolab Limited	Jamaica	100
Ecolab K.K.	Japan	100
Ecolab East Africa (Kenya) Limited	Kenya	100
Ecolab  Korea Ltd.	Korea	100
Ecolab Lebanon S.a.r.l.	Lebanon	100
Ecolab Sdn. Bhd.	Malaysia	100
Ecolab S.A. de C.V.	Mexico	100
Ecolab Holdings Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico	100
Ecolab Maroc S. A.	Morocco	100
Ecolab (Proprietary) Limited	Namibia	100
Ecolab Finance N.V.	Netherlands Antilles (Curacao)	100
Ecolab Holdings B.V.	Netherlands	100
Ecolab International B.V.	Netherlands	100
Ecolab B.V.	Netherlands	100
Kleencare Hygiene B.V.	Netherlands	100
Ecolab Limited	New Zealand	100
Ecolab Nicaragua, S.A.	Nicaragua	100
Henkel-Ecolab AS	Norway	100
Ecolab S.A.	Panama	100
Gibson Chemicals (PNG) Pty. Limited	Papua New Guinea	100
Ecolab Chemicals Ltd.	People’s Republic of China	85
Ecolab Philippines, Inc.	Philippines	100
Henkel-Ecolab Sp.z o.o	Poland	100
Henkel-Ecolab S.A.	Portugal	100
Henkel-Ecolab S.R.L.	Romania	100
Henkel-Ecolab ZAO	Russia	100
Ecolab Pte. Ltd.	Singapore	100
Ecolab s.r.o.	Slovakia	100
Henkel-Ecolab d.o.o.	Slovania	100
Ecolab (Pty) Ltd.	South Africa	100
Henkel-Ecolab S.A.	Spain	100
Henkel-Ecolab AB	Sweden	100
Ecolab (St. Lucia) Limited	St. Lucia	100
Henkel-Ecolab AG	Switzerland	100
Kleencare Hygiene AG	Switzerland	100
Ecolab Ltd.	Taiwan	100
Ecolab East Africa (Tanzania) Limited	Tanzania	100
Ecolab Ltd.	Thailand	100
Henkel-Ecolab Temizleme Sistemleri A.S.	Turkey	100
Ecolab East Africa (Uganda) Limited	Uganda	100
Henkel-Ecolab LLC	Ukraine	100
Ecolab Ltd.	United Kingdom	100
LHS (UK) Limited	United Kingdom	100
Ecolab S. A.	Uruguay	100
Ecolab Foreign Sales Corp.	U.S. Virgin Islands	100
Ecolab S.A.	Venezuela	74
Ecolab Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd.	Zimbabwe	100
United States
Ecolab Finance Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Finance (Australia) Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Holdings Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Holdings (Europe) Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Investment Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Israel Holdings LLC	Delaware	100
Ecolab Leasing Corporation	Delaware	100
Ecolab Manufacturing Inc.	Delaware	100
Ecolab Marketing LLC	Delaware	100
Facilitec Inc.	Delaware	100
FastSource Leasing, Inc.	Delaware	100
GCS Service, Inc.	Delaware	100
Puritan Services Inc.	Georgia	100
Ecolab Foundation	Minnesota	100
Kay Chemical Company	North Carolina	100
Kay Chemical International, Inc.	North Carolina	100
ProForce Inc.	North Carolina	100
Argos Food Equipment	Texas	100
SSDC, Inc.	Texas	100
Stove Parts Supply Company	Texas	100

Certain additional subsidiaries, which are not significant in the aggregate, are not shown.